LIFE SENTENCES (USA) Director: Jesse Rosenberg Life Sentences is a short documentary about families affected by incarceration, demonstrating the rippling effects and emotional struggles one faces when a loved one is locked up. 20 min Sunday, September 28th Note: Part of a series
PRISONS FOR PROFIT (USA) Director: Craig Knowles Lake Erie Correctional Institution, in Conneaut, Ohio, was the first state-owned prison in the US to be sold to a private company. Its rapid decline into violence and drug problems brings into question the nature of for-profit correction and rehabilitation in America. 22 min Sunday, September 28th Note: Part of a series
ZERO TOLERANCE (Spain) Director: Sara Gibbings Why are children as young as five being arrested in schools across the USA for offenses such chewing gum or being late for class? Proponent claim zero tolerance save lives. Critics claim it criminalizes normal behavior and targets minorities and poor youth. Zero Tolerance begs the question: Have American schools become a cynical pipeline to prison to make money? 80 min
Sunday September 28, 2014 8:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
Showplace ICON Theater150 West Roosevelt Road
